The Dr. Dre and 2Pac classic collaboration song “California Love” was originally a Dr. Dre featuring Roger Troutman solo song. This is the reason why the version of the song that we have always heard on the radio never appeared on 2Pac’s “All Eyez On Me” album.
The original version was not available on any of 2Pac’s studio albums due to it being intended for Dr. Dre’s shelved album The Chronic II: A New World Odor (Poppa’s Got A Brand New Funk), but it can now be found on Shakur’s compilation of Greatest Hits and on the United Kingdom version of All Eyez on Me.
The original version also exists in extended form and is 6:29 in length. This particular version was never released to the public and is now only available on 12″ promo vinyl records.
DJ Skandalous who worked with Dr. Dre in the studio in those days has released that original Dr. Dre version that was suppose to be for The Chronic II.
Take a listen.
